Thirty kids
from Bridgeport are heading to Cleveland this week for one of the
biggest events in the NBA -- All-Star weekend.
This is all thanks to a grant from the American
Rescue Plan, which is giving the Village Initiative Project, or VIP Program,
the amazing opportunity.
"I am glad to get the children, the
students, the young men out of Bridgeport to escape and to get our minds off
the violence,” says Teresa Wilson, with
the Village Initiative Project.
The nonprofit college preparatory initiative
helps kids get into some of the best colleges and universities across the
country, producing many superstars along the way. They will be leaving
Wednesday night for Cleveland.
"I've always dreamed of going to an NBA
game, but I never had the money to go - and this is just a
blessing, to be honest, from God,” says Central High School junior Tim Graham.
The kids are keeping their fingers crossed,
hoping to maybe bump into LeBron James or Kevin Durant.